Tragedy in Punta del Este: the driver who died in the frontal crash had used drugs, according to the expertise

Josephine Ferreroconductor of Ford Ka and fatal victim of shock which took place on January 4 in Punta del Este, had used drugs. This is how it follows from toxicology test that was known in the last hours and to which he had access THE NATION, according to research sources. She and her friend, Micaela Trinidad, both Argentines, died in the accident.

According to the expertise, Ferrero had consumed cocaine, meta anfetamina, ketamine, ecstasy y cannabis at the moment of colliding head-on with a Volkswagen Nivus in which nine people were traveling, also of Argentine nationality. The event occurred at kilometer 1 of Route 104, in the area that marks the delimitation between Springs and El Chorro.

Accident in Punta del Este: MARIA JOSEFINA FERRERO, MICA TRINIDAD

The revelation adds a new contribution to the investigation, which had already found of the bags of pink cocaine“known as”book” in one of the vehicles involved in the accident. The data had emerged from the fiscal folder that compiles the evidence collected and in which an act of seizure of effects was recorded.

According to the document, the drug bags were found the same day of the accident. “On the day of the date -January 4, 2023- the following effects are seized: 1 nylon wrapper with powder inside, light pink; 1 nylon wrapper with powder inside, dark pink”. This is how it reads in the manuscript that bears the signature of the acting police officer. Nowhere is it made clear to which vehicle and/or person the packages belonged.

Aboard the Ford Ka, four friends were traveling: Trinidad y Ferrero, fatalities, along with Melanie Larraburu y Camila Palacio, who survived the impact and had to be transferred to Buenos Aires. Five people were circulating in the Nivus: Nicolás Rocca, who was driving the vehicle, and four other occupants: Nazarena Sierra, Juan Pablo Sentero, Josefina Elissondo and Melina Antun. Rocca, meanwhile, was admitted to the Cantegril Sanatorium from Punta del Este.

After the accident, several crews of Firefighters from the city of Saint Charles and of The Maldonado Bar They arrived at the scene to rescue the people who were trapped between the vehicles.

The sinister road on Route 104 ended the lives of two ArgentinesRicardo Figueredo / THE NATION

The prosecutor in the case, Sebastián Robles, requested five measures regarding the accused Nicolás Roccadriver of the Volkswagen Nivus, which were later ratified by the judge in charge of the case and had to be completed within a period of 45 days. Besides the prohibition to leave the country, the lawyer asked him to establish an address in Uruguay; he retained the documents Travel; He prohibited communication between him and the rest of those involved in the incident and required that, if he leaves the hospital, he immediately contact the prosecutor’s office.

The term expires on February 21.when the judge of guarantees, Ana María Guzmán, must dictate or not the prosecution of this case in which Rocca is being investigated for the crimes of homicide and injuries.

While the case advances, they are expected by the results of the technical expertise. As published by LA NACION, the conclusion reached by the Scientific Police will be one of the indications that indicate which vehicle was the one that invaded a lane on Route 104, which led to a head-on collision and the death of two young people.

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